In a commentary on Pope Francis’s encyclical on the environment, Peter Forster, the Bishop of Chester, and the Labour peer Bernard Donoughue, say they are concerned the very policies advocated by the papal encyclical are more likely to hinder than advance poverty reduction. Full paper (pdf)

A new paper from Dr Susan Crockford accuses scientists of systematically misleading the public, saying that they are blaming changes in polar bear populations on global warming despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Full paper (pdf)